{"id":2104641,"date":"2023-11-21T09:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T14:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/torah-reading-gets-awkward-fast-as-leftist-jews-hold-pro-ceasefire-rally\/"},"modified":"2023-11-21T09:27:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T14:27:08","slug":"torah-reading-gets-awkward-fast-as-leftist-jews-hold-pro-ceasefire-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/torah-reading-gets-awkward-fast-as-leftist-jews-hold-pro-ceasefire-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"Torah Reading Gets Awkward Fast As Leftist Jews Hold Pro-Ceasefire Rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftorah-reading-gets-awkward-fast-as-leftist-jews-hold-pro-ceasefire-rally%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2104641&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Planned Torah\u2062 Reading Takes an Awkward Turn<\/h2>\n<p>A group of leftist Jews, calling themselves \u2062&#8221;Rabbis for\u200d Ceasefire,&#8221; gathered with Rep. Rashida Tlaib to publicly advocate for a ceasefire in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. Their plan was to hold a morning prayer in front of \u2062Congress, bringing the Synagogue into the public eye.<\/p>\n<p>However, during\u200b the Torah reading, things quickly became uncomfortable.\u200b As the reading was supposed\u200d to be done in\u200b Hebrew and then translated into English, some\u200b listeners noticed a\u200c peculiar change in tone. The woman reading the Hebrew portion, deviating from\u200c tradition, lowered her \u2064voice to a\u2064 whisper when she reached the part about God giving the land to the Jewish\u200d people \u200dand their descendants.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">During \u200bthe translation segment<br \/>&#8220;&#8230;god came to \u2064him \u2062(Isaac) and told him don\u2019t go to Egypt, just stay where you are \u2014, \u200cI\u2019m skipping a lot of parts\u2063 here \u2014 gave him a \u200blot of \u200dblessings&#8230;&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8fFvJ6VXmk\">pic.twitter.com\/8fFvJ6VXmk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vaad HaBadchanim (not parody) (@VaadHaBadchanim) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VaadHaBadchanim\/status\/1725568852845535588?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And when it came time for the English translation of the same passage, the part about God&#8217;s\u200b promise of the land to the Jewish people was conveniently omitted.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/black-friday-gift-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CHECK OUT THE\u200b DAILY \u200cWIRE BLACK \u200bFRIDAY SHOPPING GUIDE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amidst this \u2063peculiar situation, Chaya Raichik \u2062found it amusing, stating,\u200c &#8220;Absolutely hilarious! She drops to a whisper when she realizes she\u2019s about\u2062 to read the \u2064words where God\u2062 promises the land of Israel to the Jews. Then in the English translation he says &#8216;I\u2019m skipping a lot of parts here.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Absolutely \u2063hilarious! She drops to a whisper when she realizes she\u2019s about to read the words where God promises the land of Israel to the Jews. Then \u200bin \u2063the English translation he \u200dsays \u201cI\u2019m skipping a lot of \u2063parts here.\u201d \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JoknlMDYIp\">https:\/\/t.co\/JoknlMDYIp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/43P3aMvrfb\">pic.twitter.com\/43P3aMvrfb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chaya Raichik (@ChayaRaichik10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChayaRaichik10\/status\/1726404862781604010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Dave Rubin chimed in, calling it a\u2063 prime example \u2062of irony, \u2063stating, &#8220;This might be the finest example of &#8216;irony is dead&#8217; in all of\u2063 human history&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This might\u2063 be\u2062 the finest example of \u201cirony is dead\u201d in all of human history\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zebsRh1HTU\">https:\/\/t.co\/zebsRh1HTU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dave\u200d Rubin\u200d (@RubinReport)\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RubinReport\/status\/1726381424557642176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>David Reaboi observed the awkwardness of the situation, stating, &#8220;Anti-Israel\u200b Jews are decorative, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/torah-reading-gets-awkward-fast-as-leftist-jews-hold-pro-ceasefire-rally\/\" title=\"Torah Reading Gets Awkward Fast As Leftist Jews Hold Pro-Ceasefire Rally\">identity politics ornaments\u2014<\/a>and,\u2064 to \u200bget the\u200d best bang for the \u200bbuck, they sometimes need to play-act as actual religious Jews. Here\u2019s when it \u2064gets\u200d pretty awkward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/get.dailywire.com\/subscribe\/plus?_gl=1*1xtnwi0*_ga*NzM5MDUwMzIuMTY5OTAxNTg3Mg..*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTcwMDU2OTYyOS42NS4xLjE3MDA1NzA1NjcuNTIuMC4w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GET 50% OFF DAILYWIRE+ ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anti-Israel Jews are \u200cdecorative, identity politics ornaments\u2014and, \u2062to get the best bang for the buck, they \u200dsometimes need to play-act as actual religious Jews.  Here\u2019s when it gets pretty awkward. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SYiGZpBIck\">https:\/\/t.co\/SYiGZpBIck<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Reaboi, Late Republic Nonsense (@davereaboi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davereaboi\/status\/1726382845063565614?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19,\u200d 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Blake Flayton shared \u2063a similar \u2063sentiment, stating, &#8220;It is wrong to criticize Jews for their own interpretation of Judaism unless that interpretation is weaponized against Jewish communal interests. The &#8216;Rabbis for ceasefire&#8217; event was a\u200c performance for the non-Jewish world, the only circumstance in which Cori Bush and the like could feel comfortable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It is wrong to criticize Jews for their own interpretation of Judaism unless that interpretation is\u2064 weaponized against Jewish communal interests. The \u201cRabbis\u200c for ceasefire\u201d\u200b event was a performance for the\u200c non-Jewish world, the only circumstance in which Cori \u200bBush and the like&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blake Flayton (@blakeflayton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blakeflayton\/status\/1724309181241709039?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the \u200balteration of religious rituals for political purposes affect the credibility of the message being conveyed?<\/h2>\n<p><span> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Absolutely \u2063hilarious! She drops to \u2062a whisper when she realizes she\u2019s about \u200cto read the words where God \u2062promises the land of Israel \u200bto the Jews. Then \u200bin \u2063the English translation he \u200dsays \u201cI\u2019m skipping\u2062 a lot of \u2063parts here.\u201d \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JoknlMDYIp\">https:\/\/t.co\/JoknlMDYIp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/43P3aMvrfb\">pic.twitter.com\/43P3aMvrfb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chaya Raichik\u2063 (@ChayaRaichik10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChayaRaichik10\/status\/1726404862781604010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Dave Rubin chimed in, calling it\u200b a\u2063 prime example \u2062of\u200c irony, \u2063stating, &#8220;This might be the\u200b finest example of &#8216;irony is dead&#8217; in all \u2063of\u2063 human history&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This might\u2063 be\u2062 the finest example of \u2064\u201cirony is dead\u201d in all of human history\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zebsRh1HTU\">https:\/\/t.co\/zebsRh1HTU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dave\u200d Rubin\u200d (@RubinReport)\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RubinReport\/status\/1726381424557642176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Dave Rubin chimed in, calling it a\u2063 prime example \u2062of irony, \u2063stating, &#8220;This might be the finest example of\u2063 &#8216;irony is \u200ddead&#8217; in all of\u2063 human history&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This might\u2063 be\u2062 the finest example of \u201cirony is dead\u201d in all of human history\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zebsRh1HTU\">https:\/\/t.co\/zebsRh1HTU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dave\u200d Rubin\u200d (@RubinReport)\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RubinReport\/status\/1726381424557642176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-speaker-johnson-once-triggered-liberal-rep-into-throwing-papers-at-him\/\" title=\"Flashback: Speaker Johnson provoked liberal rep, leading to paper throwing.\">incident sparked\u200d controversy<\/a> and confusion among the attendees. It\u200d raised \u2064questions about the \u2063intentions of the individuals \u200dinvolved and the inclusivity of the event. The act of altering\u200c the Torah reading, particularly \u2064during a public demonstration, raises concerns about the appropriation of\u200b religious symbols and texts for political purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Religious \u2063texts hold significant importance \u2063to believers and are often considered sacred. Modifying them, especially \u200bin a public setting, can be seen as disrespectful and offensive to those\u200b who hold them dear. The decision to\u200d selectively omit passages from the Torah reading undermines the\u2064 integrity of the religious ceremony \u2062and casts doubt on the credibility of the message \u200cbeing conveyed.<\/p>\n<p>The incident also draws attention to the role of religion in political \u200bmovements. \u200dWhile it is not uncommon for religious leaders and communities to advocate for political causes, it is crucial to maintain the authenticity\u2062 and integrity of religious practices. Using religious rituals as a means of advancing a political agenda can be seen as manipulative and disingenuous.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-men-arrested-for-illegal-possession-of-firearms-in-chicago-all-released-on-bond\/\" title=\"3 men in Chicago arrested for illegal possession of firearms, released on bond.\">incident raises questions<\/a> about the \u200dtrue purpose of the event. Was it a genuine effort to advocate for peace, or was it an attempt to gain attention and \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-rogan-says-2020-election-was-for-sure-rigged-by-media\/\" title=\"Joe Rogan claims media rigged 2020 election.\">manipulate public perception<\/a>? The alteration of the Torah reading \u2064suggests a calculated decision \u200dto present a\u2063 revised version \u2063of the religious text that aligns with the desired political message. This raises concerns about\u200c the transparency and sincerity of such demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p>In a time of conflict and divisiveness, it is essential to promote understanding, empathy, and respectful\u200c dialogue. Using religious symbols and practices as tools\u200d for political gain only serves to deepen divisions and hinder the progress towards peaceful resolution. It is important<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A planned Torah reading got awkward in a hurry when a group of leftist Jews gathered to publicly call for a ceasefire in the ongoing war between Israel and the terror group Hamas. The group, who refer to themselves as \u201cRabbis for Ceasefire,\u201d joined with Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) \u2014 who has often faced criticism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":2104642,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2104641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2104641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104641\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2104642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2104641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2104641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2104641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}